Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Men's field hockey
at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	United Kingdom
City	London
Dates	October 29 - October 31
Teams	6
Venue(s)	White City Stadium
Top three teams
Champions	England (1st title)
Runner-up	Ireland
Third place	Scotland  Wales
Tournament statistics
Goals scored	36
(next) 1920 →

At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a field hockey tournament was contested for the first time. Six teams entered from three states.^[1] The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was represented by a team from each of the four Home Nations: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Germany sent a championship club team, while France sent a team composed of players from three clubs.

England won the gold medal, Ireland the silver, and Scotland and Wales the bronze medals.

Squads

 Great Britain

Results

First round

29 October 1908 England  10 – 1  France Green (1) Prindmore (3) Shoveller (3) Logan (2) Rees (1) (1) Poupon

29 October 1908 Scotland  4 – 0  Germany Burt (2) Laing (2) Walker (1)

Semifinals

There were no playoffs for third place, so the losers of the semifinals received bronze medals.

29 October 1908 Scotland  1 – 6  England Walker (1) (3) Pridmore (2) Shoveller (1) Logan

29 October 1908 Ireland  3 – 1  Wales Robinson (1) Gregg (1) Power (1) (1) Williams

Extra match

A match between the two continental teams took place between the semifinals and the final. Both France and Germany had lost in the first round, and thus the extra match could be considered to be a fifth and sixth place playoff match, though the official report makes no mention of that.

30 October 1908 Germany  1 – 0  France Möding (1)

Final

The official report ceases its description of the game after England took the lead 5–1, saying only that "by this time England had taken control of the game and won with eight goals to one".^[2]

31 October 1908 England  8 – 1  Ireland Prindmore (4) Shoveller (2) Logan (2) (1) Robinson

Sources

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association. 
• De Wael, Herman (2002). "Hockey 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 3 May 2006. 

References

Field hockey at the Summer Olympics
Tournaments	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 men women 1984 men women 1988 men women 1992 men women 1996 men women 2000 men women 2004 men women 2008 men women 2012 men women 2016 men women
Qualifications	Men 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Women 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
Squads	Men 1908 1920 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Women 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
List of medalists List of venues

Coordinates: 51°30′49″N 0°13′39″E / 51.5136°N 0.2274°E / 51.5136; 0.2274